disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
huge; enormous; great big
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
close to the wall; alongside the wall
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
offensive (movement); aggression
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
if you think about it; come to think of it
material; substance; matter
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
banquet or reception hall
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
space (room, area, outer space)
to begin shooting; to shoot out
three persons; three parties
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal